Victoria Fire Battalion Chief Shannon Martin, who also was on scene assisting with Bateman's transfer to the San Antonio hospital, said bystanders found him near the entrance of the property at 4 p.m. and called 911.

When emergency officials arrived, Bateman was sitting in a white, late-model Chevrolet Silverado that was parked near the end of the driveway.

The details of Bateman's ATV wreck and burn injuries are unclear, as well as how and why he drove himself to the end of the driveway.

Sheriff's deputies searched the land for Bateman's ATV because it was not initially located near the truck. Martin said deputies were able to locate an ATV, but whether Bateman was injured while riding the vehicle is unknown.

At least four other ATV-related injuries and deaths have been reported in the past year in the Crossroads.

Brittany Dawn Adkinson, 12, of Yoakum, died in November of last year on an ATV.

A Victoria man was discovered unconscious in a ditch along Lee Marshall Drive after falling off an ATV in March.